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About Tangroti Village

Tangroti is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 625 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangroti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangroti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176052
Area (hectares) 132.08 hectares
Population 1,221
Male Population 625
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangroti compares

By the 2011 count Tangroti is the 18th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 132.08 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Tangroti

Tangroti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tangroti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tangroti from other places

Tangroti lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 5.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tangroti
Nearest railway station Nagrota 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 9.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 9.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km

Villages closest to Tangroti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmsala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tangroti

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangroti village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 18th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Tangroti village has 625 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangroti has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Tangroti is 176052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangroti covers 132.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tangroti falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tangroti is Nagrota, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tangroti.

Tangroti is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangroti is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about 5.8 km away. Dharmsala is about 9.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tangroti Khas (under 2 km), Buhli Tangroti (under 2 km) and Rasehr (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tangroti today is likely to be higher.

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